The McElroy Family - All2024-03-18T15:03:22-04:00https://www.themcelroy.family/rss/index.xml2024-03-18T15:03:22-04:002024-03-18T15:03:22-04:00Justin & Sydnee are Watching I Believe in Santa | MaxFunDrive 2024
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<p id="tZeWCY">It’s Day 1 of MaxFunDrive and Justin & Syd are watching one of the most buckwild movies on Netflix: I Believe in Santa. Join us on this journey.</p>
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https://www.themcelroy.family/2024/3/18/24105106/justin-sydnee-are-watching-i-believe-in-santa-maxfundrive-2024The McElroy Family2024-03-18T12:00:00-04:002024-03-18T12:00:00-04:00MBMBaM 703: GDP: Good Darn Podcasts
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<p id="s0r5CN">Curl up at the foot of our rocking chair, the big brothers have got some Good Darn advice about making friends, getting free donuts, and collecting all the jewels. The one caveat is that we can only tell you about it when your mouth is full of dental tools.</p>
<p id="b9zQVC">Suggested talking points: And Bump it With You, You Can’t Raise an Alpha Scorpion, Clean Grift for Boomer Jewels, Love Root Canal, Stake-Happy Adventure Jockeys</p>
<p id="sOxXR9">Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness: <a href="https://www.ffbww.org/">https://www.ffbww.org/</a></p>
<p id="yyoz8w">MaxFunDrive ends on March 29, 2024! Support our show now by becoming a member at <a href="http://maximumfun.org/join"><strong>maximumfun.org/join</strong></a></p>
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https://www.themcelroy.family/2024/3/18/24103464/mbmbam-703-gdp-good-darn-podcastsMy Brother, My Brother and Me2024-03-18T11:00:00-04:002024-03-18T11:00:00-04:00MaxFunDrive 2024 Kickoff Rave
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<p id="voxhWt">MaxFunDrive has begun and you KNOW we gotta get things started with some impeccable vibes and truly gnarly jams!</p>
<p id="Yd28L2">Become a MaxFun member today at <a href="http://MaximumFun.org/Join">MaximumFun.org/Join</a></p>
https://www.themcelroy.family/2024/3/18/24104900/maxfundrive-2024-kickoff-raveThe McElroy Family2024-03-18T09:01:00-04:002024-03-18T09:01:00-04:00MaxFunDrive 2024 Bonus Goals
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<p id="LYheSM">Thank you all so much to everyone who has joined or upgraded during MaxFunDrive 2024! As is tradition, we’re adding our own bonus goals for y’all into the mix! As we hit these milestones, we’ll add new rewards to the list - so keep an eye on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themcelroyfamily/">our Instagram</a> story posts for updates, spread the word, and become a MaxFun member today at <a href="http://maximumfun.org/Join">MaximumFun.org/Join</a>!</p>
<p id="VSwBpg"><strong>The Goals:</strong></p>
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<strong>3,000 new & upgrading members:</strong> Fungalore will hear your wishes LIVE!</li>
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<strong>6,000 new & upgrading members</strong>: A Bonus Starfield Monster Factory will be released to MaxFun members</li>
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<strong>9,000 new & upgrading members</strong>: We’ll write and illustrate a wikiHow article on a topic chosen by our staff</li>
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<strong>12,000 new & upgrading members</strong>: We’ll play the 1st level of Celeste 6thumbs1heart (we all share one controller) on stream</li>
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<strong>15,000 new & upgrading members</strong>: We’ll make Travis & Griffin watch Avatar for the first time and record a commentary track for the movie</li>
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https://www.themcelroy.family/2024/3/18/24101191/maxfundrive-2024-bonus-goalsThe McElroy Family2024-03-18T09:00:00-04:002024-03-18T09:00:00-04:00Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Teresa McElroy and Many More!
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<p id="L1Z5vc"><em><strong>This special network wide event is a celebration of the MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to </strong></em><a href="http://maximumfun.org/join"><em><strong>maximumfun.org/join</strong></em></a><em><strong>. </strong></em></p>
<p id="niNMzz">We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.</p>
<p id="LQ13Jd"><a href="https://maximumfun.org/about/team/j-keith-van-straaten/">J. Keith van Straaten</a> and <a href="https://maximumfun.org/about/team/helen-hong/">Helen Hong</a> from “<a href="https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/go-fact-yourself/">Go Fact Yourself</a>” are joined by:</p>
<p id="sTXHNr"><a href="https://maximumfun.org/about/team/teresa-mcelroy/">Teresa McElroy</a> - “<a href="https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/shmanners/">Shmanners</a>” </p>
<p id="S5qfLI"><a href="https://maximumfun.org/about/team/ross-blocher/">Ross Blocher</a> - “<a href="https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/oh-no-ross-and-carrie/">Oh No, Ross and Carrie!</a>” </p>
<p id="eNzRcV"><a href="https://maximumfun.org/about/team/ella-hubber/">Ella Hubber</a> & <a href="https://maximumfun.org/about/team/tom-lum/">Tom Lum</a> - “<a href="https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/lets-learn-everything/">Let’s Learn Everything</a>!” </p>
<p id="wuNhHN"><a href="https://maximumfun.org/about/team/jordan-morris/">Jordan Morris</a> - “<a href="https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/jordan-jesse-go/">Jordan, Jesse, Go!</a>” and “<a href="https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/free-with-ads/">Free With Ads</a>”</p>
<p id="beP1qU">If you’d like to hear more hosts competing for trivia supremacy, visit Maximumfun.org for the full version of this show.</p>
<p id="ac4kHT">Listen now:</p>
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https://www.themcelroy.family/2024/3/18/24104745/go-fact-yourself-maxfundrive-kick-off-spectacular-featuring-teresa-mcelroy-and-many-moreShmanners2024-03-18T09:00:00-04:002024-03-18T09:00:00-04:00MaxFunDrive 2024 is Here!
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<p id="O5lwZy">Today is the first day of <a href="http://maximumfun.org/Join">MaxFunDrive 2024</a>! If you’re new to our shows, you might not know that many of them are a part of the audience-supported podcast network <a href="http://maximumfun.org/">Maximum Fun</a>. The <a href="http://maximumfun.org/Join">MaxFunDrive</a> is our annual fundraising event and celebration of our audience.</p>
<p id="U39Sjx">First things first, thank you: Your support is the main reason we are able to do what we do. It’s the reason we were able to make this our main job. It’s also what has enabled us to assemble and sustain our incredible team of folks who help us make everything from podcasts, to videos, to merch, and more. That you have continued to support us as enthusiastically as you have for more than a decade is both humbling and deeply appreciated. Our gratitude legitimately knows no bounds. </p>
<p id="h3myUP">We know that for some folks, now’s not the right time to join or upgrade your membership - that’s totally ok! There are a ton of ways you can join in and show your support, including leaving reviews, helping to spread the word on social media using the hashtag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/maxfundrive/">#MaxFunDrive</a>, and more!</p>
<p id="uRtFdP">As part of the celebration, we’ll be doing livestreams more or less daily throughout the Drive on <a href="https://youtube.com/TheMcElroyFamily">our YouTube channel</a>. We’re also running our own bonus goals again this year - our first one is set at 3,000 new & upgrading members, and when we reach it, Fungalore will hear your wishes LIVE! For info on our streams and bonus content, keep an eye on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themcelroyfamily/">our Instagram story</a>!</p>
<p id="Nbp0Y5">For those of you who are in a position to join or upgrade your membership, tiers start at <a href="https://maximumfun.org/Join/">$5 per month</a>, which will give you access to over FIVE HUNDRED HOURS of bonus content. If you sign up at <a href="https://maximumfun.org/Join/">$10 a month</a>, you’ll get all that delicious bonus content, plus a letterpress MaxFun Membership Card and one of 40 enamel pins, created by Maret Bondorew! <a href="https://maximumfun.org/Join/">Signing up at $20</a> will get you all of those things, AND you get to choose either our Games on the Go kit, which features a super fun bandana illustrated by Sonny Ross that doubles as a chess board. It also comes with double-sided game pieces that feature chess icons on one side and a MaxFun rocket on the other, so you can be ready for chess or checkers wherever you are! Or, if you’re not into games, no worries — you can choose our brand new MaxFunDrive bucket hat. If you <a href="https://maximumfun.org/Join/">join at $35 a month</a>, you’ll get all of that along with a very big bag. The maximum amount of bag, really. It’s sturdy cotton and measures about 27 by 35 inches. You could fit so many pizza puffs in this bad boy, it’s wild. You can see all of this year’s member gifts below or at <a href="http://maximumfun.org/Join">MaximumFun.org/Join</a>.</p>
<p id="3AAa8Y">To sign up, upgrade or boost your membership just go to <a href="http://maximumfun.org/Join">MaximumFun.org/Join</a>. You’ll choose a membership level from the grid of options, provide some basic information and billing details, and voila! You’re a member! </p>
<p id="682qVW">Don’t forget to select the shows you listen to when you’re asked for your listener habits! Those questions determine how your membership funds get distributed among the MaxFun shows. Your contribution will process automatically each month and renews automatically each year.</p>
<p id="ou6D6U">You all make what we do possible, in the most literal and practical sense. Your support has allowed us to make entertaining you our full time job, and it’s the best gig we’ve ever had. MaxFunDrive is our chance to stand humbly before you and ask if we can keep our job for another year. We hope you’ll agree.</p>
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https://www.themcelroy.family/2024/3/18/24101146/maxfundrive-2024-is-hereThe McElroy Family2024-03-17T18:00:00-04:002024-03-17T18:00:00-04:00Still Buffering: “Mean Girls” (2024)
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<p id="Ayw7IT">So we’ve obviously talked about the OG Mean Girls before, AND we’ve talked about musicals, AND we’ve talked about Reneé Rapp, so what else could we possibly be talking about this week but the newest rebooted and significantly more musical version of Mean Girls starring Reneé Rapp??</p>
<p id="nslFR5">Music: “Baby You Change Your Mind” by <a href="http://nouvellas.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Nouvellas</strong></a></p>
<p id="xpvVaO">Listen Now:</p>
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https://www.themcelroy.family/2024/3/17/24105091/still-buffering-mean-girls-2024Still Buffering2024-03-15T12:00:00-04:002024-03-15T12:00:00-04:00Shmanners: Online Reviews
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<p id="J7tgcw">Hello internet! This week’s episode is all about the history and etiquette of leaving ONLINE REVIEWS! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!</p>
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https://www.themcelroy.family/2024/3/15/24101279/shmanners-online-reviewsShmanners2024-03-15T03:00:00-04:002024-03-15T03:00:00-04:00The Besties: Unicorn Overlord and a God of War-like You Never Heard Of
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<p id="khlvYD">This week, the squad puts on their armor, grabs their swords, and mounts their gallant steads to charge into Unicorn Overlord. The tactics RPG is the latest game from Vanillaware, the developer of niche masterpieces like Odin Sphere and 13 Sentinels. In the back half, Justin introduce the team to Banishers, a game that blends Witcher and God of War. How did we not hear about this one until now? And how often does a game depict a healthy marriage like this one?!</p>
<p id="WtO0uE">Get the full list of games (and other stuff) discussed at <a href="http://www.besties.fan/"><strong>www.besties.fan</strong></a>. Want more episodes? Join us at <a href="http://patreon.com/thebesties"><strong>patreon.com/thebesties</strong></a> for three bonus episodes each month!</p>
https://www.themcelroy.family/2024/3/15/24101229/the-besties-unicorn-overlord-and-a-god-of-war-like-you-never-heard-ofThe Besties2024-03-14T07:00:00-04:002024-03-14T07:00:00-04:00The Adventure Zone Versus Dracula - Episode 10
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<p id="XD2UEn">The vampire hunters try to sneak around the were-house, but a slew of bad luck means danger for all of them. Mutt takes a leap. Phileaux takes on a new role. Godwin has a groundbreaking idea.</p>
<p id="KrFAw1">Dice sounds by Tal M.</p>
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https://www.themcelroy.family/2024/3/14/24099139/the-adventure-zone-versus-dracula-episode-10The Adventure Zone